Improvement in fences



A. M. COR B I T.

FENCE. No.185,07%, Patented Dec. 5, 1876.

. I ATTORNEY UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICE.

ANDREW M. GORBIT, OF BETHLEHEM, IOWA.

IMPROVEMENT IN FENCES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 185,079, datedDecember 5, 1876 application filed August 29, 1876.

To all whom it may concern:

' Be it known that I, ANDREW M. CORBIT, of Bethlehem, in the county ofWayne, and in the State of Iowa, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Portable Fence; and do hereby declare that'the followingis a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference markedthereon, making a part of this specification.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction of a portablefence, as hereinafter more fully set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification,Figure 1 represents an elevation of three panels of my fence. Fig. 2represents a view looking from the top of the same. Fig. 3 representsviews showing the barb both before and after it is bent in shape.

A A A represent three fence-panels, each of i which is composed of twoor more horizontal boards, a a, connected to uprights b I). Be-

tween the two upper boards a a, and below the lower board, metal shaftsB B are placed, and secured to the end uprights b I). These shafts areprovided with barbs O O at suitable intervals. One-half of the width ofeach board a is extended beyond the end posts I), as seen at a, andthese extended ends are beveled, as shown. The boards a are attached tothe one side of one end post at one end of the panel, and to theopposite side of the other end post at the other end of the panel, andthe projecting ends alternate in adjacent panels-that is to say, theextension at on the top board is from the top of the board, and theextension a on the lower board is from the bottom of the board, and viceversa on the adjoining panel-so that when the panels are broughttogether the projections lie above and below each other. Each board a,near the end posts,'is provided with a slot at each end. When the panelsA A are brought together in zigzag form, wire loops D are passed throughtheslots in the boards, as

the fence between the next two panels, and so on the entire length ofthe fence. The form of barb I use is made from a blank cut with threeprongs, a mm. The body of the blank is then turned around to form ashort tube, 3 to encircle the shaft B, and the prongs bent at rightangles to the tube. The fence thus formed is light and portable, willnot easily be blown over, and has suliicient strength to prevent stockfrom turning it over or breaking it down. The lower barbed shaft willprevent animals from getting under it and throwing it over, while theupper barbed shaft will prevent animals from pushing against it.

The f nce can be used as a tight fence to keep hogs out of a field byturning it upside down.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim isl. Thecombination of the boards a, connected to the uprights b, and havingextended and beveled ends a, the wire loops D, connecting the panels,and the pins E, all constructed substantially as set forth.

2. A portable fence made in sections, each section composed of alternatelongitudinal boards A and rods B, provided with barbs G, the sectionsbeing connected together by the loops D and pins E, all substantially asand for the purposes herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this29th day of July, 1876.

ANDREW M. OORBIT. Witnesses:

J. M. MASON, JOHN DARRAUGH.

